Canopy Growth has made a $40,000 donation toward development of the town’s Upper Canada Heritage Trail. A cheque was formally presented during a small ceremony at the trail on Wednesday. The trail rejuvenation fits with the
Niagara-on-the-Lake town council will be sticking to its regular schedule for 2021, despite suggestions from town staff to help streamline meetings. During the committee of the whole meeting Sept. 21, a staff report was
He might have cut your hair, or your mother's — or perhaps even your grandmother's. Fernando Spadafora, of Fernando's Hair Salon, has been cutting and styling hair in Niagara-on-the-Lake for more than 25 years
Canopy Growth is looking to see if medical cannabis can benefit seniors living in long-term care homes. The project, which is studying 500 residents in 21 long-term care facilities across Ontario, began in October 2019.
Canopy Growth, which operates Tweed in Niagara-on-the-Lake, has donated two iPads to Upper Canada Lodge. The cannabis company donated a total of 57 iPads to 21 long-term care homes across the province, to help
A neighbourhood golf tournament and picnic has raised $500 for Newark Neighbours' annual food drive. Roman Mamalyga, who helped organize the Sept. 13 tournament for the St. Andrew's Glen community, said when he
A young kitten is recovering after being found injured on the side of the road. The cat, only about seven weeks old and weighing just two pounds, was found on Lakeshore Road on by
It’s been a long road, but year after year, Centennial Sports Park in Virgil keeps getting better and better. The continued improvements are largely the result of the Virgil Business Association, which has
For the safety of all the kids using the new skatepark, parents should ensure their kids are wearing helmets when they go out to skate, bike or ride a scooter. To state the obvious,
Laura Sentineal wants residents to make it clear to the provincial government that horse carriages should be protected under Ontario's Bill 156. For the last year, she's been involved with various levels of government
Sunday services have resumed at Niagara United Mennonite's Redbrick Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake and lead pastor Daniel Janzen said it's been going well so far. The church has put strict COVID procedures in place since
While this year's Terry Fox Run was much different, there was a common theme that resonated with Terry's message: Nothing, not even a global pandemic, was going to stop people from getting out to
Virgil Business Association applauded for making facility a reality The new skatepark in Niagara-on-the-Lake has already been bustling with activity, but on Friday was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Richard Wall,
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is urging residents to comply with new provincial limits to private gatherings. In response to an increase in COVID-19 cases, the province has decreased the number of people allowed to
Niagara-on-the-Lake's integrity commissioner has found no code of conduct violations after three investigations into alleged contraventions. In a report to the town, integrity commissioner Edward McDermott, said he received three requests for investigation of
Like many other residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake, we were disappointed to hear the town had cut down a slew of healthy trees along the Upper Canada Heritage Trail, all to get one dead tree
The new Virgil skatepark is already getting a lot of use.
Jeff Sentineal is OK with actions of animal rights activists, but many, including his brother Fred see them as aggressive harassers When it comes to the ongoing protests in Niagara-on-the-Lake, one carriage company operator has a “different
One was asleep, one was at Home Depot, another was anxiously trying to find colleagues who were headed to the World Trade Center in New York. At a wreath-laying ceremony in NOTL on Sept. 11, New
With major grant application rejected, future of project is unclear The province has rejected the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake's bid for funding for the new St. Davids pool, forcing the municipality to scramble and
With second wave of COVID-19 looming, virtual meetings will continue for NOTL officials Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors aren't ready to head back to the council chambers just yet. Lord Mayor Betty Disero addressed the issue
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after a Mercedes was car-jacked in the parking lot of the Niagara-on-the-Lake outlet mall following a foot chase by mall security. Police said mall security guards had been “alerted
The Canadian Border Services Agency says it seized 117 kilograms of suspected cocaine at the border near Niagara-on-the-Lake. The agency said a lone male hauling a tractor-trailer arrived at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge on Aug. 18
Construction work at Ball's Beach in Niagara-on-the-Lake is nearing completion. The project saw a large rock groyne and “boulder beach” put in to protect the surrounding area from high water levels and erosion. Brett
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